The Communist Insurgency <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es: Tactics <strong>and</strong> Talks Crisis Group Asia Report N°<strong>202</strong>, 14 February 2011 Page 30 APPENDIX A MAP OF THE PHILIPPINES Courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Aust<strong>in</strong>
The Communist Insurgency <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es: Tactics <strong>and</strong> Talks Crisis Group Asia Report N°<strong>202</strong>, 14 February 2011 Page 31 APPENDIX B ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP The International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) is an <strong>in</strong>dependent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with some 130 staff members on five cont<strong>in</strong>ents, work<strong>in</strong>g through field-based analysis <strong>and</strong> high-level advocacy to prevent <strong>and</strong> resolve deadly conflict. Crisis Group’s approach is grounded <strong>in</strong> field research. Teams of political analysts are located with<strong>in</strong> or close by countries at risk of outbreak, escalation or recurrence of violent conflict. Based on <strong>in</strong>formation <strong>and</strong> assessments from <strong>the</strong> field, it produces analytical reports conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g practical recommendations targeted at key <strong>in</strong>ternational decision-takers. Crisis Group also publishes CrisisWatch, a twelve-page monthly bullet<strong>in</strong>, provid<strong>in</strong>g a succ<strong>in</strong>ct regular update on <strong>the</strong> state of play <strong>in</strong> all <strong>the</strong> most significant situations of conflict or potential conflict around <strong>the</strong> world. Crisis Group’s reports <strong>and</strong> brief<strong>in</strong>g papers are distributed widely by email <strong>and</strong> made available simultaneously on <strong>the</strong> website, www.crisisgroup.org. Crisis Group works closely with governments <strong>and</strong> those who <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>the</strong>m, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> media, to highlight its crisis analyses <strong>and</strong> to generate support for its policy prescriptions. The Crisis Group Board – which <strong>in</strong>cludes prom<strong>in</strong>ent figures from <strong>the</strong> fields of politics, diplomacy, bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> media – is directly <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> help<strong>in</strong>g to br<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> reports <strong>and</strong> recommendations to <strong>the</strong> attention of senior policy-makers around <strong>the</strong> world. Crisis Group is co-chaired by <strong>the</strong> former European Commissioner for External Relations Christopher Patten <strong>and</strong> former U.S. Ambassador Thomas Picker<strong>in</strong>g. Its President <strong>and</strong> Chief Executive s<strong>in</strong>ce July 2009 has been Louise Arbour, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights <strong>and</strong> Chief Prosecutor for <strong>the</strong> International Crim<strong>in</strong>al Tribunals for <strong>the</strong> former Yugoslavia <strong>and</strong> for Rw<strong>and</strong>a. Crisis Group’s <strong>in</strong>ternational headquarters are <strong>in</strong> Brussels, with major advocacy offices <strong>in</strong> Wash<strong>in</strong>gton DC (where it is based as a legal entity) <strong>and</strong> New York, a smaller one <strong>in</strong> London <strong>and</strong> liaison presences <strong>in</strong> Moscow <strong>and</strong> Beij<strong>in</strong>g. The organisation currently operates n<strong>in</strong>e regional offices (<strong>in</strong> Bishkek, Bogotá, Dakar, Islamabad, Istanbul, Jakarta, Nairobi, Prist<strong>in</strong>a <strong>and</strong> Tbilisi) <strong>and</strong> has local field representation <strong>in</strong> fourteen additional locations (Baku, Bangkok, Beirut, Bujumbura, Damascus, Dili, Jerusalem, Kabul, Kathm<strong>and</strong>u, K<strong>in</strong>shasa, Port-au-Pr<strong>in</strong>ce, Pretoria, Sarajevo <strong>and</strong> Seoul). Crisis Group currently covers some 60 areas of actual or potential conflict across four cont<strong>in</strong>ents. In Africa, this <strong>in</strong>cludes Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of <strong>the</strong> Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gu<strong>in</strong>ea, Gu<strong>in</strong>ea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Rw<strong>and</strong>a, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Ug<strong>and</strong>a <strong>and</strong> Zimbabwe; <strong>in</strong> Asia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma/Myanmar, Indonesia, Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philipp<strong>in</strong>es, Sri Lanka, Taiwan Strait, Tajikistan, Thail<strong>and</strong>, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan <strong>and</strong> Uzbekistan; <strong>in</strong> Europe, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia <strong>and</strong> Herzegov<strong>in</strong>a, Cyprus, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Russia (North Caucasus), Serbia <strong>and</strong> Turkey; <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Middle East <strong>and</strong> North Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Israel-Palest<strong>in</strong>e, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Syria <strong>and</strong> Yemen; <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> Lat<strong>in</strong> America <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Caribbean, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti <strong>and</strong> Venezuela. Crisis Group receives f<strong>in</strong>ancial support from a wide range of governments, <strong>in</strong>stitutional foundations, <strong>and</strong> private sources. The follow<strong>in</strong>g governmental departments <strong>and</strong> agencies have provided fund<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> recent years: Australian Agency for International Development, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs <strong>and</strong> Trade, Austrian Development Agency, Belgian M<strong>in</strong>istry of Foreign Affairs, Canadian International Development Agency, Canadian International Development <strong>and</strong> Research Centre, Foreign Affairs <strong>and</strong> International Trade Canada, Czech M<strong>in</strong>istry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Danish M<strong>in</strong>istry of Foreign Affairs, Dutch M<strong>in</strong>istry of Foreign Affairs, European Commission, F<strong>in</strong>nish M<strong>in</strong>istry of Foreign Affairs, French M<strong>in</strong>istry of Foreign Affairs, German Federal Foreign Office, Irish Aid, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Pr<strong>in</strong>cipality of Liechtenste<strong>in</strong>, Luxembourg M<strong>in</strong>istry of Foreign Affairs, New Zeal<strong>and</strong> Agency for International Development, Royal Norwegian M<strong>in</strong>istry of Foreign Affairs, Slovenian M<strong>in</strong>istry of Foreign Affairs, Swedish International Development Agency, Swedish M<strong>in</strong>istry for Foreign Affairs, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Turkish M<strong>in</strong>istry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates M<strong>in</strong>istry of Foreign Affairs, United K<strong>in</strong>gdom Department for International Development, United K<strong>in</strong>gdom Economic <strong>and</strong> Social Research Council, U.S. Agency for International Development. The follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>stitutional <strong>and</strong> private foundations have provided fund<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> recent years: Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Charitable Foundation, Clifford Chance Foundation, Connect U.S. Fund, The Elders Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Humanity United, Hunt Alternatives Fund, Jewish World Watch, Korea Foundation, John D. & Ca<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>e T. MacArthur Foundation, Open Society Institute, Victor P<strong>in</strong>chuk Foundation, Ploughshares Fund, Radcliffe Foundation, Sigrid Raus<strong>in</strong>g Trust, Rockefeller Bro<strong>the</strong>rs Fund <strong>and</strong> VIVA Trust. February 2011